Society for Storytelling

National Storytelling Week 2011

11th Annual National Storytelling Week

Saturday 29th January – Saturday 5th February 2011

The Sky’s The Limit !

There has been a great interest shown by the advertising industry this year, especially one company, using motifs from traditional stories and story form to awaken people’s memories and imagination.

For the last 11 years SfS has been encouraging all areas of the community to take part in creating and enjoying storytelling awakening imagination and creativity.

During National Storytelling Week 2010 a combined age audience from 3 – 93 years of around 16,500 people took part.

BBC Local Radio stations around the country have always supported the week and joined in with storytelling broadcasts by SfS members as well as other storytellers who took part.

Just few of the organisations who took part in 2010:

Salisbury Playhouse, Cuming Museum, London, Kids Unlimited,
The Salvation Army, Richmond Libraries Surrey,         
The Dolls House Emporium, Ripley Derbyshire, , Lincolnshire Archives,
Spur Restaurants, Waterstones Bookshops,
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Castleford and Video links across schools in Kensington and Chelsea

….And some of those who have already signed up for 2011:
Colchester Zoo, Primary Schools in Sheffield,
Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry Transport Museum,
The Children’s International School Nigeria,
The World of Beatrix Potter Bowness-on-Windermere,
Queen Ethelburga’s College, York,
and a potential of 80,000 schools through Scholastic Press!

The Society for Storytelling Guide to National Storytelling Week is available on request.

Storytelling stretches from nurseries and schools to personal stories, bereavement aids in hospitals, strengthening communication in the business sphere,  reminiscence centres, as an aid to learning in education,  helping further understanding for those with special needs, and in theatrical performances.  In its sharing between teller and listener it gives and receives time, it empowers, it creates and feeds the imagination from one generation to the next.

To take part in National Storytelling Week please contact:

Contact: Del Reid, Coordinator NSW : 020 8866 4232   E : .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)